Right here is an article we missed in April. The Nationwide Gallery of Artwork’s acclaimed “Afro-Atlantic Histories” exhibition remains to be on view by means of July 17, 2022. On this article, Carmen Honker (Washingtonian) options Aaron Douglas, Daniel Lind-Ramos (Puerto Rico), Zanele Muholi, Dalton Paula, and Hank Willis Thomas. [In the photo above, we can also see a work by U.S.-Dominican artist Firelei Báez (right-hand corner).]
The extremely anticipated Afro-Atlantic Histories exhibit on the Nationwide Gallery of Artwork opened Sunday and will likely be on view by means of July 17.
Traversing 5 centuries, a number of continents, and over 130 artworks, the exceptional exhibit reexamines the historic and cultural experiences of Black and African folks as informed by means of the histories of the African Diaspora and the transatlantic slave commerce.
The exhibit travels by means of time and throughout the thematic narratives of maps, enslavements, on a regular basis lives, music, portraits, and resistance, to disclose the lasting legacies of Afro-Atlantic histories and experiences. Here’s a have a look at a few of its works. [. . .]
[. . .] The final room of the exhibition shows articles of resistance and activism from all through the Black Atlantic. Daniel Lind-Ramos’s Figura de Poder (2016–2020) is fabricated from a group of discovered commonplace supplies from Lind-Ramos’s Afro-Puerto Rican neighborhood in Loíza. The on a regular basis objects evoke carnival traditions, music, sports activities, and different items of neighborhood life as a web site of cultural resistance by means of this distinctly dynamic sculpture.
Extra details about the exhibition and programming could be discovered on-line.
For full article and pictures, see https://www.washingtonian.com/2022/04/12/5-fascinating-works-from-the-afro-atlantic-histories-exhibit/